Emanuel Leutze
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (May 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868) was a German-born American history painter best known for his 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Emanuel Leutze | |
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Leutze in a photograph taken before 1868 | |
| Born | May 24, 1816 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Kingdom of Württemberg |
| Died | July 18, 1868 (aged 52) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | German American |
| Education | John Rubens Smith Karl Friedrich Lessing |
| Known for | History painter |
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